Shambhala imprint: 827 books
Your Mind Is Your Teacher
Self-Awakening through Contemplative Meditation
Language: English
Release Date: July 2, 2013
Through Contemplative Meditation we learn to investigate reality by looking carefully at our own mind and everyday life. We come to know ourselves very well—not only the negative habits we want to change, but our innate potential to find peace, happiness, and wisdom. In this practice we will discover...
The Sole Panacea
A Brief Commentary on the Seven-Line Prayer to Guru Rinpoche That Cures the Suff ering of the Sickness of Karma and Defilement
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
The moment you invoke me, I, Padmasambhava,
Have no choice but to come to bless you.
Of all the heartfelt devotional prayers used as a support for Dharma practice, the Seven-Line Prayer is the most essential, often repeated many thousands of times by practitioners of Tibetan Buddhism. This...
The Infinite Mirror
Commentaries on Two Chan Classics
Language: English
Release Date: October 10, 2006
Here is the inimitable Master Sheng Yen at his best, illuminating the ancient texts of the Chinese Zen tradition to show how wonderfully practical they really are, even for us today. The texts, written by two of the founders of the Ts’ao-tung sect of Chan Buddhism, are poems entitled Inquiry into...
Don't-Know Mind
The Spirit of Korean Zen
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2004
"Don't-know mind" is our enlightened mind before ideas, opinions, or concepts arise to create suffering. Practicing with don't-know mind has long been a central concern of Korean Zen. Here, an American Zen master in the Korean lineage brings the teaching to life by using stories about the...
Waking Up to What You Do
A Zen Practice for Meeting Every Situation with Intelligence and Compassion
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2006
Life is rising up to meet us at every moment. The question is: Are we there to meet it or not? Diane Rizzetto presents a simple but supremely effective practice for meeting every moment of our lives with mindfulness, using the Zen precepts as tools to develop a keen awareness of the motivations behind...
The Yogi Assignment
A 30-Day Program for Bringing Yoga Practice and Wisdom to Your Everyday Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 26, 2017
An inspirational 30-day yoga and lifestyle program that will challenge your mind, body, and spirit--by one of the most dynamic and high-profile contemporary Ashtanga yoga teachers, Kino MacGregor.
“The brave heart of a yogi is defined by actions that make the world a better place.”
Live...
The Power of Ashtanga Yoga
Developing a Practice That Will Bring You Strength, Flexibility, and Inner Peace --Includes the complete Primary Series
Language: English
Release Date: June 4, 2013
Ashtanga Yoga is a graceful, athletic type of yoga that has become extremely popular in recent years. Here, Kino MacGregor, a disciple of Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, the great modern guru who developed Ashtanga Yoga, gives a comprehensive view of the practice and shows how Ashtanga is fundamentally a path...
The Art of Vinyasa
Awakening Body and Mind through the Practice of Ashtanga Yoga
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2016
The Art of Vinyasa takes a unique look at Ashtanga yoga as meditation in motion that produces profound inner change. Two of the most well-respected teachers of the Ashtanga style of yoga, Richard Freeman and Mary Taylor, explore this rigorous practice not as a gymnastic feat, but as a meditative form....
A Complete Guide to Chi-Gung
The Principles and Practice of the Ancient Chinese Path to Health, Vigor, and Longevity
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2000
Chi-gung, which literally means "energy work," is a system of cultivating health, vitality, and longevity that is based on the fundamental principles of Taoism and the laws of nature. Practiced by the Chinese for thousands of years, chi-gung works with the energy found in all living things...
Yoga for a Healthy Lower Back
A Practical Guide to Developing Strength and Relieving Pain
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2013
The sacrum, or lower back, is an incredibly powerful part of the human anatomy. It’s what enables you to stand upright and tall, it unites your upper and lower body, it roots you to the earth—and it is one of the most common areas where people experience chronic pain and discomfort. Yoga practice...
by Ken Wilber
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: February 6, 2001
A new edition of the best-selling work from one of the most forward-thinking and important philosophers of our time.
Join one of the greatest contemporary philosophers on a breathtaking tour of time and the Kosmos—from the Big Bang right up to the eve of the twenty-first century. This accessible...
Integral Psychology
Consciousness, Spirit, Psychology, Therapy
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2000
The goal of an "integral psychology" is to honor and embrace every legitimate aspect of human consciousness under one roof. This book presents one of the first truly integrative models of consciousness, psychology, and therapy. Drawing on hundreds of sources—Eastern and Western, ancient...
Integral Spirituality
A Startling New Role for Religion in the Modern and Postmodern World
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2007
Integral Spirituality is being widely called the most important book on spirituality in our time.
Applying his highly acclaimed integral approach, Ken Wilber formulates a theory of spirituality that honors the truths of modernity and postmodernity—including the revolutions in science and...
The Eye of Spirit
An Integral Vision for a World Gone Slightly Mad
Language: English
Release Date: December 11, 2001
In this groundbreaking book, Ken Wilber uses his widely acknowledged "spectrum of consciousness" model to completely rewrite our approach to such important fields as psychology, spirituality, anthropology, cultural studies, art and literary theory, ecology, feminism, and planetary transformation....